Name: Lacrimispora xylanisolvens Heng and Kittelmann 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: nom. nov.

Etymology: xy.la.ni.sol’vens. N.L. neut. adj. xylanum, xylan; L. pres. part. solvens, dissolving; N.L. fem. part. adj. xylanisolvens, xylan-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ksy-la-ni-SOL-wens, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 48289; DSM 3808; X5-1

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16S rRNA gene: HF558386 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Heng YC, Kittelmann S. Proposal for reclassification of the species Hungatella xylanolytica as Lacrimispora xylanisolvens nom. nov. and transfer of the genus Hungatella to the family Lachnospiraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6417. 🇸🇬

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6461.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacteroides xylanolyticus Scholten-Koerselman et al. 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Lacrimispora xylanolytica" (Scholten-Koerselman et al. 1988) Urvashi et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Hungatella xylanolytica (Scholten-Koerselman et al. 1988) García-López et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 3308.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-24.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Lacrimispora Haas and Blanchard 2020

Assigned by: Heng YC, Kittelmann S. Proposal for reclassification of the species Hungatella xylanolytica as Lacrimispora xylanisolvens nom. nov. and transfer of the genus Hungatella to the family Lachnospiraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6417. 🇸🇬

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Record number: 49501